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Year-end reflections, and a blog break

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December 24, 2021December 26, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 31 Comments

This has been my first year of fully blogging on Entering the Enchanted Castle. It's been a wonderful new adventure and I want to say thank you for being here and sharing it with me. Here's a month-by-month review of some blog highlights: In January I looked back at some of my favorites from seven … Continue reading Year-end reflections, and a blog break

My Year in Fiction

December 12, 2021December 22, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 15 Comments

After last month's My Year in Nonfiction post, I thought it would be fun to look back on my fiction reading this year and see what patterns or themes might emerge. The results were enlightening -- I see that I've done a lot of unchallenging comfort reading, including loads of light comedy and rereads of … Continue reading My Year in Fiction

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